⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Cherokee; Rusk; Nacogdoches – Monday, July 13, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 13 at 11:01AM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

Details

At 1101 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 7 miles northwest of Reese to 6 miles
east of Rusk, or extending from 15 miles northwest of Jacksonville to
6 miles east of Rusk, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 30 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
Rusk, Ponta, Sacul, Cushing, Gallatin, Reklaw, Lilbert and
Looneyville.

Instructions

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.